joined the Lakers, their radio broadcaster, Chick Hearn, called Flynn "Instant Points". Legacy In 1992, Robinson returned to Los Angeles where he and his Laker teammates, including legends Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, and Jerry West, were honored at the 20th Year Celebration of the 1972 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers. In January 2005, Robinson was named to Wyoming's All-Century Team. In 2012, while living in the Los Angeles area, Robinson again was honored with his surviving teammates at the 40th Year Celebration of the 1972 NBA Champion Lakers, who continue to hold the Historic 33-Games Win Streak, a long-standing pro sports record. The Lakers presented Flynn and each surviving team member with a huge expensive Diamond Cluster Ring. In his 50s and 60s, Flynn played basketball at the Senior Olympics level. Death Robinson died on May 23, 2013, in Los Angeles, of multiple myeloma. He was 72 and was survived by his wife, Nancy Pitts-Robinson, four brothers and two sisters. A notable surviving brother is Air Force Captain Johnnie Hodge Jr., who was one of our country's 1979 "Outstanding Young Men of America".[5] NBA/ABA career statistics Regular season Playoffs References External links Career statistics at https://www.basketball-reference.com "Flynn Robinson's life in basketball didn't end at 33", by Jerry Crowe, Los Angeles Times, March 24, 2008 1941 births 2013 deaths African-American basketball players Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players American men's basketball players Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973) players Basketball players from Illinois Deaths from cancer in California Chicago Bulls players Cincinnati Royals draft picks Cincinnati Royals players Deaths from multiple myeloma Los Angeles Lakers players Milwaukee Bucks players National Basketball Association All-Stars Point guards San Diego Conquistadors players Sportspeople from Elgin, Illinois Wyoming Cowboys basketball players 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people